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nau·se·a 
[naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh] Pronunciation Key
[naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | sickness at the stomach, esp. when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit. |
| 2. | extreme disgust; loathing; repugnance. |
[Origin: 1560–70; < L nausea, nausia < Gk *nausíā (Ionic nausíé) seasickness, deriv. of naûs ship; see -ia]
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| nau·se·a
(nô'zē-ə, -zhə, -sē-ə, -shə) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek nautiā, nausiē, seasickness, from nautēs, sailor, from naus, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nausea
nausea
1569, from L. nausea "seasickness," from Ionic Gk. nausia (Attic nautia) "seasickness, nausea," from naus "ship" (see naval).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| nausea | |
noun | |
| 1. | the state that precedes vomiting |
| 2. | disgust so strong it makes you feel sick |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| nausea
(nô'zē-ə, -zhə) Pronunciation Key
A symptom characterized by gastrointestinal distress and an urge to vomit.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nausea nau·se·a (nô'zē-ə, -zhə, -sē-ə, -shə)
n.
A feeling of sickness in the stomach marked by an urge to vomit.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nausea
Nau"se*a\ (? or ?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? ship. See Nave of a church, and cf. Noise.] Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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